Table Tipping:
The use of tables for dactylomancy.
Talent:
As used in this text, an ability to use psychic energies in one or more forms, including ESP,
Hypercognition, PK and the Antipsi powers. Talents may be active, passive or both.
Talisman:
A psychically charged Mandala carried about (or placed in a special spot), expected to work via contagion. - A ritually charged object, imbues with the power to attract a certain kind of energy to its wearer. (Opposite of an amulet, it is possible to have an object be both an amulet and a talisman.)
Talmud,
Babylonian and Palestinian: Records of the processes by which Hebrew scholars debated and developed their laws and rulings.
Tantra:
Indian systems of theurgical concepts and magical training methods, easily adaptable for thaumaturgic purposes.
Tantrism:
The religious window dressing added to Tantra.
Tapping:
The absorption of psychic energy from the ether or from groups or individuals who are willing (such as congregations of worshipers or various deities). See Absorption and Vampire, Psychic.
Target:
The person, object or process one wishes to effect in order to accomplish one’s goal.
Tarot Cards:
Ancestors of modern playing cards, originally designed for divination use and now used for meditational and magical focusing as well. - A tool of divination that has also been utilized for spellcraft. Modern playing cards came from tarot cards. There are Major Arcana and Minor Arcana cards in a deck, each having their own general meaning and attributes, leaving the rest of the interpretation for the 'Querant' (one who is inquiring).
Technology:
The study of applying scientific, artistic, psychic or other knowledge to practical ends; the use of methods, skills, crafts, arts, sciences, knowledge and beliefs to provide the material needs of a people.
Telekinesis:
Synonym for “psychokinesis.” The ability to move objects without physical means, through only the mind's will.
Telepathy:
A type of ESP involving the communication of data from one mind to another without the use of the normal sensory channels. Note that telepathic sending and reception may be two different talents.
Teleportation:
A PK talent involving the seemingly instantaneous movement of a person or other being from one location in space-time to another, apparently without going through the normal space-time in between. See Aportation.
Temperature or Thermal Control:
An APK talent for altering the speed of atoms and molecules, so as to change the temperature of an object of being; see its two main subsets: Heat Control and Cold Control.
Temple:
A Sacred place of ritual worship. The ritual circle; if indoors, the building or room that houses the Magick Circle; Church or Sanctuary.
Teutonic:
Of the Goths; Predominately the Norse. E.g. Teutonic Magick
Thaumaturgy:
The use of magic for nonreligious purposes; the art and science of “wonder working;” using magic to actually change things on the Earth Plane.
Thaumaturgical Design:
Experimental design for magic.
Thealogy:
Intellectual speculations concerning the nature of the Goddess and Her relations to the world in general and humans in particular; rational explanations of religious doctrines, practices and beliefs, which may or may not bear any connection to any religion as actually conceived and practiced by the majority of its members.
Theban:
An ancient form of writing, often referred to as the Witch's Alphabet.
Thelema
Religious beliefs that are founded on magic within the Christian pantheon.
Theology:
Intellectual speculations concerning the nature of the God and His relations to the world in general and humans in particular; etc.
Theory:
(1)A belief, policy or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action.
(2) An ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles or circumstances.
(3) The body of generalizations and principles developed in association with practice in a field of activity.
(4) A judgment, conception, proposition or formula formed by speculation or deduction, or by abstraction and generalization from facts.
(5) A working hypothesis given probability by experimental evidence or by factual or conceptual analysis but not conclusively established or accepted as a law.
Theurgy:
The use of magic for religious and/or psychotherapeutic purposes, in order to attain “salvation” or “personal evolution.”
Three-fold Law
A Wiccan principle which originated from the teachings of Gerald Gardner. It states that any action made by a person will be returned them three times as powerfully, whether the action was good or bad. By this law, you are encouraged to do good things so that you will be rewarded later on with three times the benevolence, as opposed to bad things which result in thrice the consequence.
Three M’s:
Mantra, mandala and mudra; the prime associational and trance inducing devices.
Third Eye:
An imaginary eye located on the forehead between the eyebrows which sees psychically.
Time:
A function of the ways in which humans perceive their universes, as being composed of phenomena that occur “before,” “during” or “after” each other.
Times, Observance of:
Traditionally in magic it has been considered essential to take into account the arrangement of the stars and planets in the heavens when working a ritual. Even the hours of the day and night are assigned to the seven ancient planets. A Witch who takes astrology into account when working magic is said to observe times.
Tools, Ritual/Magickal:
Any of a number of ritual and magickal tools used for specific purposes. These include the Athame, Pentacle, wand, divinatory devices such as tarot cards, magickal stones, amulets, talisman, etc.
Topaz:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of strength of the insight, knowledge, devotion, divine love and creativity.
Torah, The:
The first five books of the Bible.
Totem Animal
A spirit guide in the form of an animal who chooses to accompany you. This tradition is derived from Native American spirituality.
Tourmaline:
A magickal stone whose qualities are that of strength of the spirit, regeneration, creativity and growth.
Tradition or Trad:
A term used by Neopagan and other Witches to refer to the exact distinctions between each body of organized sectarian beliefs and practices, thus some groups refer to themselves as Manx Traditional Witchcraft, Scottish Trad, English Traditional, Continental, German, etc. The assumption or claim is usually that each “tradition” represents several centuries’ worth of an organized system of witchcraft, though in point of fact the overwhelming majority of trads can be easily proven to be less than thirty years old. The term, however, seems to be evolving to mean just a sect or flavour of modern Paganism, with no implied claims of antiquity. The traditions are the sundry "schools" of Witchcraft and/or Wicca. Examples include Fairie or Faery Tradition- one of the many Celtic Traditions and the Arthurian Tradition. Each Tradition has a different outlook, even if only a slight one, and view of God(s) and Goddess (ess).
Tradition, High:
The High Traditions are a council of Wiccan/Pagan leaders in America. Evidently, if you are not recognized by the "High Trads." you are not actually a Wiccan/Pagan. I will supply no further comment. But I will, the afore-mentioned statements of legality...I shall recite Principle #9 of the 'Principles of Wiccan/Pagan Belief' adopted in 1974 by the American Council: "Calling oneself 'Witch' does not make a Witch- but neither does heredity itself nor the collecting of titles, degrees and initiations. A Witch seeks to control the forces within him/herself that makes life possible in order to live wisely and well without harm to others and harmony with Nature." (again, no applause please)
Trance:
An altered state of consciousness (at least for most people) which is characterized by disassociation and withdrawal from the mundane environment.
Transmutation:
(1) An APK talent for changing the atomic structure of matter, so as to alter its elemental or molecular nature.
(2) The changing of base things no precious things, the work of alchemy. Base metal is transmuted into gold, common liquid into the elixir of life, and the ordinary soul into the soul of an enlightened being.
Treatise:
A writing that treats a subject; specifically, one that provides in a systematic manner and for an expository or argumentative purpose a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached.
Tree Calendar
Celtic system which recognizes 13 lunar months, each represented by a sacred tree
Tribal Magical Systems:
All systems of magic and mysticism practiced by peoples living in tribal cultures at any time in the past or present, anywhere in the world. True:
That which is probable, pleasant or convenient to believe.
True Falsehoods, Law of:
“It is possible for a concept or act to violate the truth patterns of a given personal universe (including a single person’s part of a consensus reality) and yet to still be ‘true,’ provided that it ‘works’ in a specific situation.” See Pragmatism, Law of and Reality, Levels of.